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Fire disrupts climate talks at COP30 in Brazil as negotiators reach critical final days

The fire in the Blue Zone of the UN climate conference forced evacuations and stalled negotiations as the summit nears its end with many agreements yet to be made.

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Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

In a conversation with Luciana Julião, environment editor at The Conversation Brasil, during COP30 in Belém, Fiocruz researcher and environmental health specialist Sandra Hacon explained why the integration of climate, environment and health has guided her research for two decades. Hacon has a background in biology and ecology and is…

The Conversation

Pelosi calls Trump ‘the biggest con job in American history’ in reply to climate comment

US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly

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Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue

Event thrown into confusion and 13 treated for smoke inhalation after conference centre evacuated

The Guardian - UK

The world’s new US$125 billion rainforest trust fund revives a 1990s idea – and shows its limits

A US$125 billion rainforest fund is being hailed as a flagship announcement from the 2025 UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The goal is noble: this is essentially a trust fund that will pay countries to keep their tropical forests standing. But its core idea was tried 30 years ago,…

The Conversation

Huge fire at Cop30 forces evacuation as 13 people suffer smoke inhalation

Blaze disrupts UN climate talks in Brazil at critical time, with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements

The Independent UK

UN atomic agency votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material

Iran denounced Thursday's resolution and said that it was designed to propagate a "false and misleading narrative of the present situation."

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Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic 'Burst of Joy' photo with family, dies at 92

Former U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, a POW during the Vietnam War known for the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo reuniting him with his family, has died in California

The Independent UK

Tuvalu and climate sector want more from Australia

Australia has been urged to match its words with its deeds as it prepares to take on a global climate negotiating role.

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Are things falling apart for Ukraine?

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Behind the scenes in Belém: The Conversation’s report from Brazil’s UN climate summit

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

The Conversation

The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change

This year’s COP30 comes after the international Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) finally acquired the required number of ratification votes by United Nations member states.

The Conversation

Fire prompts evacuations at one of the buildings for UN climate talks in Brazil

Officials say a fire has been reported at one of the buildings being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil, prompting evacuations

The Independent UK

Communities of slave descendants in Brazil demand recognition of territories

About 40 minutes by boat from the Brazilian city of Belem where this year's U.N. climate talks are being held is a community of about 500 residents who are descendants of former slaves

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Standoff at COP30 as conservatives push to equate gender with biological sex

Negotiations over the strengthened Gender Action Plan (GAP) have entered a tense phase at the COP30 climate summit after disputes broke out on how to define gender. A conservative bloc is seeking to reduce the definition to biological sex — a shift that would erase trans and non-binary people from…

The Independent UK

UN secretary general urges nations at climate talks to be flexible to get results

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is urging countries gathered for climate talks in Brazil to be willing to compromise to deliver results in the fight against climate change

The Independent UK

K-pop fans' environmental activism comes to UN climate talks

K-pop is turning up in force at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil, with fans-turned-activists hosting protest and events to mobilize their millions-strong online community to back concrete climate actions

The Guardian - UK

The two extraordinary young activists making me feel optimistic at Cop30

In today’s newsletter: Despite valid criticisms, the summits are filled with smart, passionate people dedicating their lives to fighting the climate crisis

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Cop30 conference centre evacuated as fire breaks out – as it happened

UN secretary-general António Guterres earlier used speech at Belem summit to urge countries to find compromises in final hours of negotiations

The Independent UK

Why the Cop summit is failing to win over the residents of its host city

ON THE GROUND: Residents of Belém’s favelas – or ‘baixadas’ as they are known here – tell Nick Ferris of the daily climate challenges they are facing and explain why they are sceptical that Cop30 will really help them

The Independent UK

UN atomic agency's board votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board of governors has urged Iran to “extend full and prompt cooperation,” to provide the agency’s inspectors with “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, and to grant access to the country’s nuclear sites

Fortune

The CEO of Shangri-La Hotels explains the core of Asian hospitality: Not ‘silver candlesticks,’ but ‘warmth and attention to detail’

At the Fortune Innovation Forum, Shangri-La CEO Kuok Hui Kwong noted that most of their guests now come from Asia.

The Independent UK

Philippine court convicts dismissed town mayor, allegedly a Chinese, of human trafficking charges

A Philippine court has convicted a dismissed town mayor, who officials say is Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam complex where hundreds of Chinese and other foreign workers where forced to conduct scams

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s failed bid to host Cop31 looks like a mess – but it may actually be the best result possible

While the outcome is a let down for those who want Australia to do better on climate, Chris Bowen looks set to play a pivotal role in the UN talks

Euronews

The secret to tackling the climate crisis could be right under our feet. Here’s why

Despite being one of the largest natural carbon sinks, most nations exclude soil from their climate plans.

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